Approximately 1500 personnel from No.1 School of Technical Training RAAF were located at RAAF Ransford in the Melbourne Cricket Ground or MCG from 3 December 1942 to 5 January 1943. The RAAF's No.1 Embarkation Depot occupied the MCG from 3 November 1943 to 30 April 1944. No.1 Personnel Depot (1 PD) was located at the Depot from 1 May 1944 to 29 October 1945. Control of the MCG reverted to the Melbourne Cricket Club on 29 October 1945.

The Camp/Depot was referred to as "RAAF Ransford", after MCC secretary Vernon Ransford. The modest Ransford was apparently reluctant to use this term in MCC minutes, and continued to refer to the Ground as "Camp Murphy" which was the name given to it by the US Units that had earlier occupied the MCG.

The RAAF started to vacate the MCG on 27 October 1945 and transferred their operation to the Exhibition Building.

RAAF Airmen outside the reception area of the Discharge Section of
No. 1 Personnel Depot at RAAF Ransford, Melbourne Cricket Ground